![]() History of the X1
written by Maurice Hawes / SUC/UK
Source: SUC-magazine November 1999, Volume 19 Number 3, p. 22 |
A Brief History of the X1 |
The X1 has colour capability, and can run BASIC or CP/M, using either 3 disk drives ( as on the Amstrad 8256 ) or standard 5.25“drives. We have CP/M 2.2 for the X1 and it looks pretty normal; but at the moment we do not have the BASIC, or any other software. The development ofthe ‘X1‘ range took place over several years ( see development graph below ); the later models were called ‘X1 TURBO‘, and we have a brochure IN ENGLISH for these, which shows that the big new feature was a built-in ‘Telopper‘ ( see ** ) * * A ‘Telopper‘ is a device for transferring images between the computer screen and another video device, such as a VCR.
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